Major things you need to know about Covid crisis in India today

The third wave of Covid is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating in India, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, K. VijayRaghavan warned on Wednesday.

Addressing the Union Health Ministry press conference, he said: "The third phase is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating. But it is difficult to predict the timeline. We should prepare for the new (third) wave."

He also said that regular monitoring of the Covid-19 vaccines is needed for up-gradation to deal with the new strains.